INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Management
2013-2014
SYLLABUS |
Code |
Name |
Level |
Year |
Semester |
ECO 101 |
Introduction to Economics |
Undergraduate |
1 |
Fall |
Status |
Number of ECTS Credits |
Class Hours Per Week |
Total Hours Per Semester |
Language |
Non-area Elective |
6 |
|
51 |
English |
Instructor |
Assistant |
Coordinator |
Nataša TANDIR, Assist. Prof. Dr. |
|
Erkan ILGÜN, Assoc. Prof. Dr. |
[email protected] |
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no email |
COURSE OBJECTIVE |
The aim of this course is to clarify the distinction between macro and micro economics and familiarize students with fundamental terms, theories and concepts of economics. |
COURSE CONTENT |
- Introduction / How to read graphs
- Ten Principles of Economics
- The Market Forces of Supply and Demand / Elasticity and Its Aplication
- Externalities, Public Goods and Comon Resources
- The Cost of Production
- Perfect Competition / Imperfect Competition and Monopolies/Oligopoly
- Preparation for Mid term exam
- Measuring the Nation\\\\
- Measuring the Cost of Living
- Production and Growth
- Unemployment
- The Monetary System
- Money Growth and Inflation
- Preparation for the Final Exam
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Description |
- Lectures
- Excersises
- Presentation
- Assignments
- Case Studies
|
Description (%) |
Homework | | 10 | Midterm Exam(s) | | 30 | Presentation | | 10 | Final Exam | 1 | 50 | +Attendance 5% | | |
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Learning outcomes |
- Understand main economic theories,
- Understand the society and global affairs better
- Be familiar with fundamental economic problems: resource scarcity and unlimited human needs
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TEXTBOOK(S) |
- Mankiw N.G: Essentials of Economics, 5th edition, Cengage/Thomson South-Western, 2008
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ECTS (Allocated based on student) WORKLOAD |
Lecture (14 weeks x Lecture hours per week) | 16 | 3 | 48 | Laboratory / Practice (14 weeks x Laboratory/Practice hours per week) | | | 0 | Midterm Examination (1 week) | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Final Examination(1 week) | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Preparation for Midterm Examination | | | 0 | Preparation for Final Examination | 5 | | 0 |
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